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A bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate would expand access to doulas for Medicaid recipients, provided they know a thing or two about "chestfeeding." The bill (H.2372/S.1475) also has the first use of the term "chestfeeding" in the history of
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A proposed Amherst bylaw that would ban "deceptive advertising" by crisis pregnancy centers — reported on by NewBostonPost earlier this month — has been withdrawn. The withdrawal "has nothing to do with the importance or legitimacy of this bylaw, and everything to do with the need for an approach
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The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5
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If you look at the recommended summer reading list for incoming kindergarteners in the Ayer-Shirley Region School District, you'll see Our Skin — A First Conversation about Race. The book tells children that white people are responsible for racism and that "racism is baked into the culture of
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If states ban abortion, what should be the enforcement mechanism? Should the woman who decides to have an abortion – be it a surgical abortion or a chemical abortion – face a legal penalty?
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A book geared towards minors and available at many South Shore libraries tells them it's a normal job, much like any other. The book is m Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression, by Iris Gottlieb; it was released in 2019.
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Town officials in Amherst are seeking to pass a bylaw aimed at crisis pregnancy centers. Ana Devlin Gauthier, the Amherst Town Council vice president, is sponsoring a measure that would ban what it calls "deceptive advertising" by "limited services pregnancy centers."
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A common argument against banning Critical Race Theory in public schools is that the schools don't teach critical race theory. That is no longer the position of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
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